1. Calm returns: Stock markets are ticking along nicely on Friday after some nerve-wracking volatility earlier this week. U.S. stock futures are steady and the CBOE Volatility Index -- better known as the Vix -- has dipped back down.
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| Where U.S. stocks are heading | | Dow
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Futures | | +27.00 | | +13.00 | | +5.15 | | +0.13% | | +0.23% | | +0.22% | | | |
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| | | Japan | | China | | U.K. | | Nikkei 225 | | Shanghai Composite | | FTSE 100 | | -224.12 | | -13.81 | | +32.60 | | 19,590.76 | | 3,090.63 | | 7,469.02 | | -1.13% | | -0.44% | | +0.44% | | | |
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| Key Stats | Latest | Today's Change | | | Oil | $49.89 | +0.54 / +1.09% | | | Gold | $1,252.20 | -0.60 / -0.05% | | | 10-yr | 2.23% | +0.02 / +0.77% | | | Euro | $1.12 | +0.01 / +0.56% | | | |
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| News: What you need to know about the markets | | | | | | | Stocks look perky; Trump travels to Saudi Arabia; Deere earnings | By Alanna Petroff
Friday, May 19th, 4:47am | | | | 1. Calm returns: Stock markets are ticking along nicely on Friday after some nerve-wracking volatility earlier this week. | | | | U.S. stock futures are steady and the CBOE Volatility Index -- better known as the Vix -- has dipped back down. | | | | European markets are all rising in early trading, with many up by about 0.5%. Asian markets closed the week with a quiet session. | | | | This calmness is in direct contrast to the frenzied selling seen on Wednesday, inspired by various scandals coming out of the White House. | | | | The Dow ended with a 373 point loss that day -- about a 1.8% decline. It was the Dow's biggest drop since September. | | | | However, stocks are still trading near record highs as corporate earnings have been strong and consumer confidence remains solid. | | | | Before the Bell newsletter: Key market news. In your inbox. Subscribe now! | | | | 2. Let's get political: Investors will be monitoring political developments around the world Friday. | | | | Turmoil in Brazil caused markets to drop sharply on Thursday. The Bovespa index closed down nearly 9% after new bribery allegations surfaced against Brazil's president, Michel Temer. | | | | One of the country's biggest newspapers accused him of paying a former Senate colleague hush money. Temer said he "never authorized payments to anyone to stay quiet." | | | | Nevertheless, the Supreme Court officially opened an investigation against the 75-year-old leader, who only took office last September following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. | | | | On the other side of the world, Iran is having an election. President Hassan Rouhani is seeking a second term in the face of conservative opposition. | | | | Rouhani was a key architect of the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S., the EU and other partners. The election is being seen in part as a referendum on that deal, which has so far yielded mixed economic results for Iranians. | | | | And President Trump is departing on his first international trip on Friday, starting in Saudi Arabia. Then he'll go on to visit Israel and global summits in Italy and Belgium. | | | | 3. Earnings and economics: Campbell Soup, Deere and Foot Locker are set to release earnings before the opening bell Friday. | | | | Download CNN MoneyStream for up-to-the-minute market data and news | | | | | | | |
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